Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-04

were elected: Redfield Proctor, presi-
dent; John Elliott of New York, vice
president; F. &. Partridge, treasurer; s.
w. Howell of New York, secretary.
a joint stock company, organized at
White River Junction for stock-breedng
and Improvement of horses, has chosen 5.
G. Arnold of West Lebanon N. H., presi-
dent. Capital stock of 5000 in 800 shares
has been taken. The company expect to
buy the famous stock horse Westmont.
-Four Essex youths, named Hanlev,
Perrigo, Myers and Ladou, started Thurs
day morning for Texas, ITO join the cow
boys" They took their guns and bag
gage and trudged off on foot. About 8
O'Clock the same evening they returned
to their homes, having had enough of it.
Eustis O'Clare, one of the tlrree prison.
ers who escaped from the Burlington iail
last summer, was recaptured near Mont
real, L. o., Friday. and lodged in Jail
again. William Jerome, the only one of
the trio who has not yet been caught. is
also supposed to be hidden somewhere in
Canada.
James Brown of Essex was arrested on
the poor farm of that town Friday. ON
the charge of grand larceny, committed
at Saratoga Springs last summer. upon
requisition of Gov. Hill to Gov. Ormsbee.
ana was taken to Saratoga Saturday
night by Saratoga officer. He is charged
with variety of swindling operations.
a st. Johnsbury woman has lost more
than $4,000 through the wiles of her ras-
cally nephew, Charles $. Pike. He got
SiOOO from the sale of her house at
Washington, and his aunt gave him $500
more for bogus mining schemes which
he professed to carry on in Kansas. De-
tectives followed him to- Kansas and
made him return some of the money.
Ed. Debaurd, a German % years old
and unmarried, while stealing a ride on
the $40 p. m. passenger train on the
Connecticut River railroad, Friday. Jump
ed from the rear end of the train while
crossing bridge over the Connecticut
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from the bridge, distance of 20 feet.
and striking on the ice. He was killed
instantly.
An association of Sons of Vermont was
formed in Boston the other evening. II.
y. Houghton, of Houghton, Mifilin & Co..
the publishers, was chosen president, and
other officers are: Vice-presidents. Judge
Walbridge A. Field and A. W. Beard;
secretary, Clyde ID. Hunt; treasurer.
Thomas Dana chaplain. Rev. II. f.
Spalding. Lieut-Gov. Fuller was among
the guests.
The Jersey COW Lady Jane of st. Peters
'415, owned by Hon. Frederick Billings
of Woodstock, has lately been tested.
lhe test commenced January and ended
January 3. She gave during the seven
days 2S2 pounds ) - ounces of milk.
which made l6 pounds 2 II ounces of
butter. Her grain ration did not exceed
eight pounds per day, and the thermome-
ter was most of the time below zero.
These changes in Vermont postmaster
ships, mainly the fruits of Hiram Atkins's
efforts, are announced: O. 5. Annis at
"estfeld, in place of n. c. Hoyt; 5. p.
finney at Greensboro, in place of G. NJ.
Cuthbert. The post-office at South
Peacham is re-established, and Charles
Mclaughlin appointed. The request for
the re-establishment of the Dummerston
post-office is refused. +. NJ. Buchanan
Is appointed at Bloomington Center, and
William j. BiXby succeeds Postmaster
Chubb at East Orange.
Secretary Cooke of the board of agr-
culture makes his first report on the an
alysls of fertilizers, i'm which he saws that
during the past year l6 firms have taken
out licences to sell fertilizers in Vermont.
Twsntv-six licences were taken. license
being required for each brand a single
firm, i'll some cases, taking licences for
two or more brands. The number of
different brands licensed in the two last
years was 81, II more than the number
licensed in 1856, showing that IL brands.
licensed in 1885, were withdrawn from
competition in 1856. Samples of 25 of
the III brands licensed last year were
analysed.